Natural foods and products shop with an attached vegetarian restaurant. Has an English menu: brown rice, miso soup, vegeburger, locally grown vegetable, seaweed, and no-sugar desserts. No smoking. Directions: Take Tsukuba express line from Akihabara to Tsukuba. At Tsukuba station, go out from A4 exit, take bus No 30 or 31 towards Hitachino-ushiku, get off the bus at Dohokoen-mae. Tshukuba express takes 45 min. and the bus takes 15 minutes. Address in Japanese: 茨城県つくば市上原747-84. Open Mon-Sun 10:00am-7:00pm. Cafe closes at 1730, 1830 on Sundays.
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11 Reviews
First Review by qyburn
Asahi
Points +987
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価格は良心的と思います。量はちょっと少なめかも。ケーキおいしいです。
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VulpesVulpes
Points +30
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The lunch was great! I love the cake, too!
Read morePros: large selection, all vegan, nice service
Cons: no english menu
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Ulavg
Points +348
Try their miso brown rice! - Edit
I really love their wholesome food and calm atmosphere. Their special homemade miso brown rice is so good. Desserts are made with so healthy ingredients, not including refined sugar, but the taste is not the best. Also, they have a shop corner with a variety of vegan and organic products.
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wanya
Points +44
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i loved its to-go vegan sweets!
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iokan
Points +1775
Big city quality in the countryside - Edit
The city of Tsukuba has only two listings on Happy Cow: one vegetarian restaurant and one vegan. Tsukuba being a city where veganism obviously isn't a big thing, we had low expectations from Ritz'n. But the moment we arrived this changed! It's a rather large building with a fair size shop and a serious restaurant. Furthermore: it's busy!
Read moreWe were there with a small group, so we could sample several items from the menu. Ritz'n offers vegan burgers, pasta and the usual "rice, vegetable and soup" menu most Japanese restaurants have. We tried several of the rice meals. Basically they are all made up of the same ingredients, which change daily. The difference was in the soup and the presentation. We all had fake eal, which tasted like refined tempura. The quality of the ingredients was all right and the presentation of the food was good. The portions were large.
If you still feel hungry, Ritz'n has a variety of drinks and desserts. The tofu chocolate milk tasted rather "mature", although sugar was offered on the side for those who prefer their cacao sweet. The vegan cakes were so nice that one of us had a second dessert. All the food was so good, that we all bought some items from the store so we could try to somehow recreate the taste again at home.
In short: if Ritz'n was located in Tokyo, I would go here regularly. Since it is in the remote city of Tsukuba, it will most likely be limited to one excellent visit. Do mind the limited hours, like many restaurants Ritz'n focusses on lunch hour and closes when it is time for dinner. No English is spoken, the menu is mostly in Japanese (but upon request there's a "photo book" with limited English descriptions).
Pros: good food, big portions, fair prices
Cons: closed for dinner (check opening hours!), almost no English
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Ruzha
Points +3641
Incredible Non-Sugar Desserts - Edit
A small cafe inside a natural store. The store sells a huge variety of vegan products. We had the tempeh burger, the chestnut roll cake, and the strawberry decoration cake. Everything was really delicious! I wish I could have tried all their desserts!
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Stark
Points +26
Tasty Vegetarian Food - Edit
Even if it is small restaurant with seating area of about 15-18 people, the service is quite good.
Read moreThe restaurant also has local spices and grocery.
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BenoitGran
Points +599
Delicious and generous Japanese food - Edit
Great food, with a large choice of organic and vegan products in the shop section of the restaurant. The buckwheat sausage was good and new to me, and the portions quite large too.
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Aiko.M
Points +21
Absolutely Delicious!! - Edit
The desserts are absolutely amazing! I really enjoyed the pumpkin pudding. The atmosphere is relaxing, very minimal, and beautiful.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2017-06-04
Pros: Delicious, Nice atmosphere
Cons: Little Pricy
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xGx
Points +16
Delicious taste and variety of products - Edit
In Ritz'n you can find almost anything you need to maintain a vegan lifestyle. There's all kind of hygiene and cosmetic products, and of course food goods.
Read moreAs a restaurant, the flavor of Ritz'n is excellent. I recommend the vegan burger, big and tasty. I could also satisfy my crave for vegan desserts. They make daily vegan cakes and cheesecakes, somewhat expensive but it was worth it.
And of course, as it usually happens with japanese restaurants, the service is very good.
Pros: delicious, vegan products, vegan desserts
Cons: a little far
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qyburn
Points +24
Breath of fresh air in the vege desert of Tsukuba - Edit
Having moved to Tsukuba to start uni this year I was struggling to find a place selling healthy vegetarian/vegan food or products. Having lived in Australia and the UK previously and being spoiled for choice in terms of vegetarian food, Tsukuba was a wasteland offering only the typical family food chains or meat/fish containing Japanese type restaurants.
Read moreFinding Ritzn was a breath of fresh air and a relief. They offer a menu of non-meat dishes, including an incredibly tasty non-meat burger that I could easily see myself eating almost every day if I was able to get there easily. Other dishes include pasta with a 'meaty' sauce, as well as Japanese style dishes all vegan, and all tasty.
There is also a small variety of groceries available including items that are impossible to find elsewhere within Tsukuba city as well as fresh local organic fruit and vegetables from nearby farmers which are all far superior to the normal selection available in supermarkets. There are also organic and natural cosmetics and other products. All in all the attached store is very quaint and has some really interesting bits and pieces.
If it wasn't so difficult to get to by any means other than car I could see myself eating here 2 or 3 times a week and I can't recommend Ritzn highly enough, not only for vegetarians and vegans but for anyone who appreciates great food made with high quality organic ingredients.
Updated from previous review on Saturday April 21, 2012
Pros: interesting and tasty dishes, selection of hard to find groceries, offer take out as well
Cons: slightly expensive, hard to reach other than by car
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